Hair extension

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a hair extension apparatus and kit and method of making and using such hair extension apparatus. The hair extension apparatus include an anchor band constructed of a flexible material having a frontal outer surface, a rear inner surface and mounting holes for accepting a portion of primary hairs and a plurality of supplementary hairs permanently engaged with the anchor band and extended away from the frontal outer surface so as to drape downwardly. The hair extension apparatus may optionally comprise attachment means to be used in conjunction with the portion of primary hairs to form a secured attachment between the anchor band and the user&#39;s head.

PRIORITY CLAIM

This application claims the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No.10/847,703 titled: “Hair Extension and Method of Use” filed on May 17,2004.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Applicant hereby incorporates by reference any and all U.S. patents andU.S. patent applications cited or referred to in this application.

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention related generally to hairpieces and particularly to anovel apparatus, kit, method of use, and method of making hairextension.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The following art defines the present state of this field:

Buckwalter, U.S. Des. 376,444 describes a design for a supplementalhairpiece.

Jenkins, U.S. Pat. No. 3,280,826 describes a method of making a hairpiece adapted to be secured to the live hair on the head comprising,folding a weft having a base portion and commercial hair secured theretoa predetermined number of times with said folded base portions forming afoundation, providing fastener means having a plurality of aperturesthere through, placing said fastener means against said folded baseportions, and securing said adjacent folds of said weft together bypassing stitches through the apertures in said fastener means andthrough the foundation formed by said folded base portion to secure saidportions in folded relationship.

Johnson et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,651,820 describes a method for holding ahairpiece firmly in place on a wearer's head by anchoring adjustablebrackets to the wear's existing hair. A firm anchor is formed from abead of melted rubber, which is fused into a thin strip of existinghair, and subsequently hardens therein. An anchor attachment andadjustable male bracket engaging a corresponding female bracket attachedto the base of the hairpiece to firmly hold the hairpiece in place. Theeffective length of the male bracket may be adjusted to compensate forhair growth over a period of time.

Maassen et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,662,766 describes a hairpiece, which isanchored with the surrounding natural hair. The hairpiece has pluralityof locking devices attached to its base. The locking devices have afirst section, which is attached to the hairpiece, and a second section,which is adapted to being lockingly engaged with the first section. Thesecond is attached to the natural hair by means, which permitsadjustment of the attachment between the natural hair and the secondsection to compensate for growth of the natural hair.

Nelson, U.S. Pat. No. 4,254,784 describes an improved hair unit assemblyand method wherein the user's natural hair is employed to attach thehair unit in place. In practice, one or more elongated, apertured tubesare placed adjacent the user's natural hair, and strands thereof arepulled into the tubes; an elongated, frictional locking member oradhesive is then inserted with each tube to secure the tubes in place.An appropriate hair unit can then be secured to the tubes by any one ofa number of techniques. Reinforcing tube segments are also used tointerconnect and bridge spaced hair-receiving tube sections to thisrigidify the overall assembly.

Russell, U.S. Pat. No. 4,966,173 describes a hairpiece for coveringareas of partial hair loss removal or thinning on a user's head isdisclosed. The hairpiece includes a band of resilient material in anarcuate shape, which hair is attached. When worn, the foundation of hairis positioned over the area of hair loss or removal to conceal the area,and the user's own hair may be combed or styled in a fashion toincorporate the hair of the hairpiece with that of the user to produce anatural look.

Rennex, U.S. Pat. No. 5,313,963 describes an improved hairpiece basecomprising a mesh and mesh binder. The mesh affords structural strengthin the lateral plane, and it serves as an anchor for artificial hairs.The mesh minder fills the region between the mesh strands, and itsthickness is approximately equal to the diameter of the mesh strands. Atthe perimeter of the base, the mesh binder edge may be tapered inthickness.

Walker, U.S. Pat. No. 5,722,434 describes a hair enhancement systemincluding a female portion having a first flexible fabric strip having afirst plurality of female snap fastener halves secured to and evenlyspaced a first spacing distance along a first side surface thereof; amale portion having a second flexible fabric strip having a secondplurality of male snap fastener halves that are mateably with the femalesnap fastener halves of the female portion secured to evenly spaced bythe first spacing distance along a second side surface thereof; and ahair enhancement weft including a third plurality of flexibleenhancement hair strands secured to and extending from a side edge ofone of said female and male portions along the length thereof. The hairenhancement system is utilized by placing a section of hair from theperson having the hair enhancements applied between the female or maleportions and snapping the female snap fastener strip to the male snapfastener strip in a manner to retain the section of hair from the personthere between.

Our prior art search with abstracts described above teaches: a method ofattaching a hairpiece, a supplemental hairpiece, a method and apparatusfor attaching a hair unit, a hairpiece for compensation of hair loss, ahairpiece base, a hair enhancement system, a hairpiece and method ofmaking a permanently attaching same, and a method of securing a hairpiece. However, the prior art fails to provide an apparatus and methodthat use an anchor band having supplemental hairs fixed thereto andholes arranged to receive and attach the user's hairs to provide asimple and quick attachment of hair extensions to the user's hairs whichmay be reversed for tightening and removal. The present inventionfulfills these needs and provides further related advantages asdescribed in the following summary.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method for attaching a hair extensionapparatus to primary hairs (e.g., a person's pre-existing natural orartificial hairs) on a user's head. The hair extension can extend theapparent length, provide added fullness, texture and/or design to theprimary hairs. The method is comprised of: (1) placing a hair extensionapparatus against a user's scalp wherein the hair extension apparatus iscomprised of an anchor band constructed of a flexible material having afrontal outer surface, a rear inner surface and mounting holes foraccepting a portion of primary hairs and a plurality of supplementaryhairs permanently engaged with the anchor band and extend away from thefrontal outer surface so as to drape downwardly; (2) feeding a portionof the primary hairs through the mounting holes in the anchor band; (3)attaching the portion of the primary hairs extending from at least twoof the mounting holes together via attachment means so as to form asecured attachment between the anchor band and the user's scalp.

The present invention also provides a hair extension apparatuscomprising an anchor band constructed of a flexible material having afrontal outer surface, a rear inner surface and mounting holes foraccepting a portion of primary hairs of a user's scalp; a plurality ofsupplementary hairs permanently engaged with the anchor band and extendaway from the frontal outer surface so as to drape downwardly. The hairextension apparatus may optionally comprise attachment means for forminga secured attachment between the anchor band and the user's head.

The present invention further provides a method of making a hairextension apparatus comprising: providing an anchor band having afrontal outer surface, a rear inner surface and mounting holes foraccepting a portion of primary hairs; attaching supplementary hairs tothe anchor band so that the supplementary hairs are extended away fromthe frontal outer surface and draped downwardly.

The present invention also provides a hair extension kit comprising atleast one of the above-described hair extension apparatus; at least oneitem selected from the group consisting of pliers, combs, brushes,needle holders, adhesive tapes, attachment means (e.g., ferrules,clamps, or the like), hair swatches, instructions for use, hairdecorative accessories, and a combination thereof; and a container forholding the at least one hair extension apparatus and the at least oneitem.

An objective of the present invention is to assure that an embodiment ofthe invention is capable of being quickly attached in place.

A further objective is to assure that an embodiment of the invention iscapable of being quickly retightened against the user's scalp whennecessary.

A still further objective is to assure that an embodiment of theinvention is capable of being made thin enough to be fully covered bythe primary hairs when place next to the user's scalp.

Other features and advantages of the embodiments of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following more detaileddescription, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whichillustrate, by way of example, the principles of at least one of thepossible embodiments of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings illustrate at least one of the best modeembodiments of the present invention. In such drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a hairextension apparatus of the present invention showing supplementary hairsdraped downwardly;

FIG. 2 is a partial cross section of the anchor band of the hairextension apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the hair extension apparatus shown inFIG. 1 against a user's scalp;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the hair extension apparatus shown inFIG. 1 with primary hairs of a user through the anchor band's mountingholes;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the hair extension apparatus shown inFIG. 1 with attachment means (e.g., ferrules) used to secure the anchorband to the user's scalp;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of a user wearing the hair extensionapparatus shown in FIG. 1 with hidden lines showing one possibleplacement of the anchor band;

FIG. 7 is a photograph of another exemplary embodiment of the hairextension apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the anchorband of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of theanchor band of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of yet another exemplary embodiment of theanchor band of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a photograph of an exemplary embodiment of a hair extensionkit of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a photograph of an exemplary container that can beincorporated into the hair extension kit shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a photograph of an exemplary brush that can be incorporatedinto the hair extension kit shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a photograph of an exemplary comb that can be incorporatedinto the hair extension kit shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a photograph of exemplary hair swatches that can beincorporated into the hair extension kit shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 16 is a photograph of an exemplary plier that can be incorporatedinto the hair extension kit shown in FIG. 11; and

FIG. 17 is a photograph of an exemplary hook needle and holder that canbe incorporated into the hair extension kit shown in FIG. 11.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The above described drawing figures illustrate the present invention inat least one of its preferred, best mode embodiments, which is furtherdefined in detail in the following description. Those having ordinaryskill in the art may be able to make alterations and modifications inthe present invention without departing from its spirit and scope.Therefore, it must be understood that the illustrated embodiments havebeen set forth only for the purposes of example and that they should notbe taken as limiting the invention as defined in the following.

The Hair Extension Apparatus

Referring to FIGS. 1-6, a preferred embodiment 100 of the presentinvention of a hair extension apparatus is described. Referring to FIGS.5-6, the term “primary hairs” (5) is used herein to refer to theexisting (living and/or artificial) hairs on a user's head 3 and it isnoted that these primary hairs 5 may continue to grow outwardly from theuser's scalp 7 over time. The apparatus 100 is used to extend theapparent length of, and/or provide added fullness and/or texture to, theprimary hairs 5.

Referring to FIGS. 1-2, the apparatus 100 includes an anchor band 10having a rear inner surface 12 and a frontal outer surface 14. Aplurality of supplementary hairs 20 are permanently engaged with theanchor band 10 using any art-disclosed methods. For example, theplurality of supplementary hairs 20 can be permanently engaged with theanchor band 10 by being pressed through the anchor band 10 and knottedon the rear inner surface 12 as shown in FIG. 2. It is preferred that alayer of coating 10′ is used to coat the rear inner surface 12 of theanchor band 10 so as to assure that the knots 20′ formed in thesupplementary hairs 20 cannot unravel. The layer of coating 10′ can beconstructed of any art-disclosed suitable material such as lacquer,silicone, other polymer or the like.

The supplementary hairs 20 are preferably extend out of and away fromthe frontal outer surface 14 so as to drape downwardly as shown inFIG. 1. The term “supplementary hairs” (20) is used herein to refer tohairs (natural or synthetic) that are made a part of the apparatus 100.The supplementary hairs 20 can be in any desired color(s) andconstructed or styled in any art-disclosed fashion such as straight,wavy, curly, braided, or a combination thereof. These supplemental hairs20 do not grow outwardly from the anchor band 10 to which they areattached.

Referring to FIGS. 3-4, the anchor band 10 is placed against the scalp 7and provides a plurality of mounting holes 16 for accepting a portion ofthe primary hairs 5 extending from the rear inner surface 12 to thefrontal outer surface 14. The anchor band 10 can be constructed of anyart-disclosed flexible material such as fabric, silicone, plastic, otherpolymer, or a combination thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the anchorband 10 is constructed of a composite material comprising a layer offabric (e.g., silk or the like) sandwiched between two layers ofpolyurethane. The anchor band can be in any suitable sizes. Referring toFIG. 8, the anchor band preferably has a length in the range of about 1inch to about 15 inches and a width in the range of about ¼ inch toabout 3 inches. The anchor band can be in any art-disclosed shapes,including but is not limited to, the ones shown in FIGS. 7-9.Furthermore, the anchor band may further comprise at least one slit asshown in FIG. 10. The slit allows additional primary hairs 5 to bepulled through the anchor band 10 providing better comfort to the userand prevents tangling and/or knotting of the primary hairs 5 while theuser is wearing the hair extension apparatus 100.

Referring to FIG. 5, an attachment means 30 (shown herein as tubularferrules) are engaged with the portion of the primary hairs 5 which areextended out of the mounting holes 16 and are used to secure theapparatus 100 to the user's scalp 7. The attachment means 30 are usuallyplace adjacent to the frontal outer surface 14 of the anchor band asshown in FIGS. 4-5. It is preferred that the attachment means 30 receiveprimary hairs 5 from at least two of the mounting holes 16, and morepreferably, the attachment means 30 receive the primary hairs 5 fromonly two of adjacent mounting holes 16 as shown in FIG. 5. It is alsopreferred that the mounting holes 16 are arranged in a linear arrayacross the anchor band 10 as shown in FIGS. 3-5 and this linear arraypreferably comprises two or more parallel rows. In the case of usingtubular ferrules as the attachment means 30, they are crushed so as toclamp the portion of the primary hairs 5 for immobilizing the anchorband 10 against the scalp 7 as shown in FIG. 5.

The tubular ferrules shown in the FIG. 5 is a preferred embodiment ofthe attachment means 30. However, the attachment means 30 for securingthe primary hairs 5 can be accomplished by any suitable art-disclosedmeans. For instance, the attachment means 30 may be a simple length ofmetal that is bent into a V-shape and then closed about the primaryhairs 5. Other examples of the attachment means 30 are knotting,crocheting, braiding and/or sewing the primary hairs 5 together; clamps;wires; etc. Additional suitable attachment means 30 would be consideredobvious to those of skill in the art.

The Hair Extension Method of Use

In the present invention, a method of attaching the above described hairextension apparatus to the existing primary hairs 5 is provided and itincludes the step of: placing the anchor band 10 against a user's scalp7. It is preferred that this placing step is performed after bulk of theprimary hairs 5 have been folded up and away from the location of theanchor band 10. The method further includes feeding a portion of theprimary hairs 5 through mounting holes 16 in the anchor band 10. Theportion of the primary hairs 5 extending from at least two of themounting holes 16 are then attached together using the attachment means30. For example, in case of the attachment means 30 are tubularferrules, the primary hairs 5 extending from at least two of themounting holes 16 are fed through at least one of the tubular ferrules(30) and clamping the primary hairs 5 within the tubular ferrules 30 byflattening them. It has been found to be advantageous to take primaryhairs 5 from two adjacent of the mounting holes 16 for attachment. Inthis manner, it is found to provide tight attachment, easy clamping,strong support of the anchor band 10 without adhesives, waxes, or thelike.

The above-described method of the present invention may optionallyfurther include taping at least a portion of the supplementary hairs 20located below the placement of the anchor band 10 on the user's scalp 7.This taping step is preferably performed before the primary hairs 5 arefed through the at least two of the mounting holes 16. The taping stephelps to visually detect the supplementary hairs 20 from the primaryhairs 5 so as to prevent the supplementary hairs 20 from being fedthrough the at least two of the mounting holes 16.

The method further comprises the step of covering the anchor band 10 andat least a portion of the supplementary hairs 20 with a portion of theexisting primary hairs 5 so as to prevent the supplementary hairs 20from being detected visually as distinct from the primary hairs 5. Themethod preferably includes receiving the primary hairs 5 through theferrules 30 each from two adjacent of the mounting holes 16 as shown inFIG. 5.

Because the primary hairs continue to grow outwardly from the scalp 7,the anchor band 10 and its supplementary hairs 20 tend to movedownwardly on the scalp 7 over time. Eventually, the anchor band 10would be visible when it no longer is covered by the primary hairs 20.Thus the present method may optionally includes the steps of releasingthe attachment means 30 (e.g., opening the tubular ferrules, clamps, orthe like); moving the anchor band 10 more tightly against the scalp 7thereby drawing the primary hairs 5 fed through the at least twomounting holes 16 outward; and then reattaching such primary hairs 5with the attachment means 30. In this manner, the apparatus may beeasily tightened in place as necessary to its continued use.

Method of Making Hair Extension

The present invention also provides a method of making the hairextension apparatus 100 comprising: providing an anchor band having afrontal outer surface, a rear inner surface and mounting holes foraccepting a portion of primary hairs; attaching supplementary hairs tothe anchor band so that the supplementary hairs are extended away fromthe frontal outer surface and draped downwardly. This method mayoptionally include providing attachment means 30 for attaching theportion of the primary hairs 5 extending from at least two of themounting holes 16 together.

Hair Extension Kit

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 11-17, the present invention provides a hairextension kit comprising at least one of the hair extension apparatus100; at least one art-disclosed item selected from the group consistingof pliers, combs, brushes, hook needles and holders, attachment means(e.g., tubular ferrules or the like), hair swatches, instructions foruse, hair decorative accessories, and a combination thereof; and acontainer for holding the at least one hair extension apparatus and theat least one item. The instructions for use can be in any format such aswritten, audio (e.g., tape or CD), video (tape or DVD), or a combinationthereof. The hair decorative accessories can be any suitableart-disclosed items such as natural or artificial flowers, beads,feathers, gem stones, pearls; combs, barrettes, etc.

Alternatively, the hair extension kit may comprise a plier, a comb, ahook needle and holder, instructions for use, hair swatches and at leastone item selected from the group consisting of adhesive tapes,attachment means for hair extension apparatus, hair decorativeaccessories, and a combination thereof; and a container for holding saidplier, said comb, said hook needle and holder, said instructions foruse, said hair swatches and said at least one item. The at least one ofthe hair extension apparatus 100 for this alternative embodiment wouldbe purchased separately.

Conclusion

The enablements described in detail above are considered novel over theprior art of record and are considered critical to the operation of atleast one aspect of one best node embodiment of the instant inventionand to the achievement of the above described objectives. The words usedin this specification to describe the instant embodiments are to beunderstood not only in the sense of their commonly defined meanings, butto include by special definition in this specification; structure,material or acts beyond the scope of the commonly defined meanings. Thusif an element can be understood in the context of this specification asincluding more that one meaning, then its use must be understood asbeing genetic to all possible meanings supported by the specificationand by the work or works describing the element.

The definitions of the words or elements of the embodiments of theherein described invention and its related embodiments not describedare, therefore, defined in this specification to include not only thecombination of element which are literally set forth, but all equivalentstructure, material or acts for performing substantially the samefunction in substantially the same way to obtain substantially the sameresult. In this sense it is therefore contemplated that an equivalentsubstitution of two or more elements may be made for any one of theelements in the invention and its various embodiments or that a singleelement may be substituted for two or more elements in a claim.

Changes from the claimed subject matter as viewed by a person withordinary skill in the art, now known or later devised, are expresslycontemplated as being equivalents within the scope of the invention andits various embodiments. Therefore, obvious substitutions now or laterknow to one with ordinary skill in the art are defined to be within thescope of the defined elements. The invention and its various embodimentsare thus to be understood to include what is specifically illustratedand described above, what is conceptually equivalent, what can beobviously substituted, and also what essentially incorporates theessential idea of the invention.

While the invention has been described with the reference to at leastone preferred embodiment, it is to be clearly understood by thoseskilled in the art that the invention is not limited thereto. Rather,the scope of the invention is to be interpreted only in conjunction withthe appended claims and it is made clear, here, that the inventor(s)believe that the claimed subject matter is the invention.

1. A method for attaching a hair extension apparatus to primary hairscomprising: Placing a hair extension apparatus against a user's scalpwherein said hair extension apparatus is comprised of: i. An anchor bandconstructed of a flexible material having a frontal outer surface, arear inner surface and mounting holes for accepting a portion of primaryhairs; and ii. A plurality of supplementary hairs permanently engagedwith said anchor band and extended away from said frontal outer surfaceso as to drape downwardly; Feeding a portion of said primary hairsthrough said mounting holes; and Attaching said portion of primary hairsextending from at least two of said mounting holes together viaattachment means forming a secured attachment between said anchor bandand said user's scalp.
 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said attachmentmeans is a tubular ferrule and said attaching step is accomplished byfeeding said portion of primary hairs extending from said at least twoof said mounting holes through said tubular ferrule and flatting saidtubular ferrule upon said portion of primary hairs.
 3. The method ofclaim 1 wherein said attachment means is said portion of primary hairsextending from said at least two of said mounting holes and saidattaching step is accomplished by tying said portion of primary hairstogether using a method selected from the group consisting of knotting,crocheting, braiding, sewing, and a combination thereof.
 4. The methodof claim 1 further comprises of taping at least a portion of saidplurality of supplementary hairs located below placement of said anchorband on said user's scalp before performing said feeding a portion ofprimary hairs through said mounting holes step.
 5. The method of claim 1further comprising covering said anchor band and at least a portion ofsaid plurality of supplementary hairs with another portion of primaryhairs.
 6. The method of claim 1 further comprising: opening saidattachment means; moving said anchor band more tightly against saiduser's scalp thereby drawing said portion of primary hairs extendingfrom said at least two of said mounting holes outward; and attachingsaid portion of primary hairs extending from at least two of saidmounting holes together via another attachment means so as to form asecured attachment between said anchor band and said user's scalp. 7.The method of claim 6 wherein said other attachment means is same assaid attachment means.
 8. A hair extension apparatus comprising: Ananchor band constructed of a flexible material having a frontal outersurface, a rear inner surface and mounting holes for accepting a portionof primary hairs; and A plurality of supplementary hairs permanentlyengaged with said anchor band and extended away from the frontal outersurface so as to drape downwardly, wherein said portion of primary hairsis used to form a secured attachment between said anchor band and saiduser's scalp.
 9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said anchor band isconstructed of a material selected from a group consisting of fabric,silicone, plastic, other polymer, or a combination thereof.
 10. Theapparatus of claim 8 wherein said anchor band is constructed of acomposite material comprising: A layer of polyurethane; A layer offabric; and Another layer of polyurethane.
 11. The apparatus of claim 8wherein said anchor band has a length in the range of about 1 inch toabout 15 inches and a width in the range of about ¼ inch to about 3inches.
 12. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said anchor band furthercomprises at least one slit.
 13. The apparatus of claim 8 furthercomprises a layer of coating on said rear inner surface of said anchorband.
 14. The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising attachment meansto attach said portion of primary hairs forming a secured attachmentbetween said anchor band and said user's scalp.
 15. The apparatus ofclaim 14 wherein said attachment means are selected from a groupconsisting of tubular ferrules, clamps, V-shaped metal, wires, and acombination thereof.
 16. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said mountingholes are arranged in a linear array across said anchor band.
 17. Theapparatus of claim 8 wherein said mounting holes are arranged in atleast two parallel rows across said anchor band.
 18. The apparatus ofclaim 8 wherein said supplementary hairs are selected from a groupconsisting of straight hairs, wavy hairs, curly hairs, braided hairs,and a combination thereof.
 19. A hair extension apparatus comprising: Ananchor band of a flexible material having frontal outer surface and arear inner surface and a plurality of mounting holes; A plurality ofsupplementary hairs permanently engaged with said anchor band andextending out of and away from said frontal outer surface so as to drapedownwardly; and A plurality of attachment means each engaged with saidportion of the primary hairs extended out of said anchor band from atleast two adjacent said mounting holes forming a secured attachment ofsaid anchor band to a user's scalp.
 20. A hair extension kit comprising:At least one hair extension apparatus comprising: i. An anchor bandconstructed of a flexible material having a frontal outer surface, arear inner surface and mounting holes for accepting a portion of primaryhairs; and ii. A plurality of supplementary hairs permanently engagedwith said anchor band and extend away from said frontal outer surface soas to drape downwardly. At least one item selected from the groupconsisting of pliers, combs, brushes, hook needles and holders, adhesivetapes, attachment means for hair extension apparatus, hair swatches,instructions for use, hair decorative accessories, and a combinationthereof; and A container for holding said at least one hair extensionapparatus and said at least one item.
 21. The kit of claim 20 whereinsaid instruction for use is selected from a group consisting of writtendocument, audio tape, audio compact disc, video tape, video disc, and acombination thereof.
 22. The kit of claim 20 wherein said hairdecorative accessories are selected from a group consisting of naturalor artificial flowers, beads, feathers, gem stones, pearls; combs;barrettes; and a combination thereof.
 23. A hair extension tool kit foruse in conjunction with hair extension apparatus comprising a plier; acomb, a hook needle and holder, instructions for use, hair swatches andat least one item selected from the group consisting of adhesive tapes,attachment means for hair extension apparatus, hair decorativeaccessories, and a combination thereof; and a container for holding saidplier, said comb, said hook needle and holder, said instructions foruse, said hair swatches and said at least one item.
 24. A method ofmaking a hair extension apparatus comprising: Providing an anchor bandconstructed of a flexible material having a frontal outer surface, arear inner surface and mounting holes for accepting a portion of primaryhairs; and Permanently engaging a plurality of supplementary hairs withsaid anchor band in a fashion wherein said plurality of supplementaryhairs are extend away from said frontal outer surface and drapedownwardly.
 25. The method of claim 24 further comprising attachmentmeans for attaching said portion of primary hairs from at least two ofsaid mounting holes together thereby forming a secured attachment ofsaid anchor band to a user's scalp.